Matheus Alexandre Silva Santos has been added to the Brevard College men’s soccer coaching staff as Volunteer Assistant Coach, announced Head Coach Helio “L” D’Anna.
"Matheus has the dream to coach in the United States of America,” commented Coach L. “He completed his playing career early in life and moved his focus into coaching. He has dedicated himself academically and at the club level in Brazil and is eager to join our staff. We are happy to have him."
Brevard College placed a school-record 167 student-athletes on the USA South Academic All-Conference Team for the 2021-22 academic year.
BC’s 167 academic all-conference selections shatters the previous record of 129 set in 2020-21. Brevard is among the top-five schools in the USA South in total number of honorees, joining Piedmont University (215 honorees), Huntingdon College (199 honorees), Southern Virginia University (197 honorees), and Methodist University (158 honorees) in the top-five of USA South Conference institutions.
Over 80 academic and campus life awards for the 2021-22 academic year were handed out to Brevard College student-athletes at the college’s annual Honors and Awards celebration. See below for a compilation of academic and campus life awards garnered this year by Brevard College student-athletes.
The Brevard College Department of Athletics hosted the 2021-22 BESPYs, the college’s annual Athletic Awards ceremony on Monday, April 25 at the Boshamer Gymnasium. It marked the first in-person BESPYs awards banquet since the Spring of 2019.
The Brevard College soccer program, under the direction of Head Coach Helio “L” D’Anna and Assistant Coach Mario Pinto, has released its schedule for the Fall 2022 season of competition.
Mario Pinto has been elevated to Assistant Coach for the Brevard College Men's Soccer program, announced BC Head Men's Soccer Coach Helio "L" D'Anna. Pinto, who will be involved in all aspects of the program, begins his new duties immediately.
Sophomore defender Sam O’Callaghan became the first Tornado in program history selected to the North Carolina Collegiate Sports Information Association’s (NCCSIA) All-State First Team, while sophomore Estevan Berto and senior Adam Spencer were voted All-State Second Team as the Brevard College men’s soccer team placed a record three student-athletes on the All-State Team – College Division.
Brevard College sophomore defender Sam O’Callaghan was selected as an All-Region VI Third Team honoree by United Soccer Coaches. The honor becomes the first All-Region award for BC men’s soccer in the program’s NCAA DIII-era.
The Brevard College men’s soccer team (9-3-3) qualified for postseason competition for the third straight season, as the Tornados begin their pursuit of another championship in the 2021 USA South Conference Tournament with a first-round matchup against east division two-seed NC Wesleyan College (7-7-2) on Saturday afternoon at 2 p.m.
Brevard College men’s soccer was honored as part of the USA South Conference’s postseason awards, as four Tornados captured a total of six honors.
Sophomore defender Sam O’Callaghan took home All-Conference First Team honors in addition to a West Division First Team selection to highlight the list for the Tornados. Sophomore midfielder Wendel Lima, sophomore forward Ryan Lynch, and senior forward Adam Spencer were all selected as West Division Second Team honorees, while Spencer was BC’s representative on the All-Sportsmanship Team.
The Brevard College men's soccer team (9-3-3, 2-2-2 USAS) defeated host LaGrange (6-5-1, 2-3-1 USAS), 1-0, in a critical USA South Conference West Division matchup on Saturday afternoon in LaGrange, Georgia.
The Brevard College men’s soccer team (8-3-3) defeated visiting Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte (4-10), 3-1, in a non-conference match on a clear Wednesday evening at Ives-Lemel Family Field. The game marked the final home game of the 2021 regular season for the Tornados with the regular-season finale set for Saturday at LaGrange College in LaGrange, Georgia.
Despite outshooting Maryville 27-2 and controlling six corner kicks to MC’s three, the Brevard College men’s soccer team (7-3-3, 1-2-2 USAS) fell in heartbreaking fashion, 2-1, to Maryville College (11-2-1, 4-0-1 USAS) on a cool and windy Saturday evening at Ives-Lemel Family Field.
The Brevard College men’s soccer team (6-2-3, 1-1-2 USAS) scored a season-high five goals in a 5-1 USA South Conference win over host Berea College (1-9-1, 0-3-0) on Saturday afternoon in Berea, Kentucky.
The Brevard College men’s soccer team (5-2-3, 0-1-2 USAS) fell behind early to Piedmont University (5-6-0, 1-1-0 USAS) and wasn’t able to battle back, as the Lions pulled away with a 4-0 victory on a rainy Tuesday evening in Demorest, Georgia.
Brevard College sophomore goalkeeper Thiago Leopardi has been selected as the USA South Conference Men’s Soccer Defender of the Week following a pair of shutouts recorded in a 1-0 win at Pfeiffer University and a 0-0 draw vs. Covenant College.
BREVARD, N.C. - An entertaining contest between Brevard College (5-1-3, 0-0-2 USAS) and Covenant College (5-3-2, 0-0-1 USAS) lasted 110 minutes before finishing in a draw, as the Tornados and Scots drew scoreless on Saturday evening at Ives-Lemel Family Field.
The Brevard College men's soccer team (5-1-2) defeated host Pfeiffer (3-4-0), 1-0, in a midweek, non-conference contest on Wednesday evening in Misenheimer, North Carolina. With the win, the Tornados extended their unbeaten streak to seven matches.
Sophomore captain Sam O'Callaghan, a defender from Wicklow, Ireland, scored the game's lone goal on a penalty kick in the 18th minute. It marked the second career goal for O'Callaghan, a Spring 2021 First-Team All-West Division selection.
The 2020-21 Brevard College men’s and women’s soccer teams were recently recognized by United Soccer Coaches, as both squads earned Team Academic Award honors.
The Brevard College men’s soccer team (4-1-2, 0-0-1 USAS) battled through 110 minutes, drawing with Huntingdon College (4-4-1, 0-0-1 USAS), 1-1, on Saturday evening at Ives-Lemel Family Field. Senior forward Adam Spencer scored the lone goal for the Tornados with Igor da Silva and Ryan Sinkamba registering assists on the goal.
Noah Reisig has been named Assistant Athletic Trainer at Brevard College, announced Head Athletic Trainer Liz Kelley. Reisig, who begins his duties at BC immediately, will work specifically with the sports of Men’s Lacrosse, Men’s Soccer, Men’s and Women’s Cross Country/Track & Field, and Volleyball.
Due to inclement weather in the Greensboro, North Carolina area, this evening's non-conference match between Brevard College and Greensboro College has been canceled.
Senior forward Adam Spencer scored the 13th goal and 31st point of his Tornado career, breaking the Brevard College men’s soccer career NCAA era mark for career goals and points, as BC (4-1-1) defeated Emory & Henry College (1-4) by a 2-1 final score on Sunday afternoon.
Sophomores Ryan Lynch and Ryan Sinkamba were involved with multiple scoring attempts, as the Brevard College men's soccer team (3-1-1) rolled past Warren Wilson College (0-3), 4-0, on Wednesday evening in nearby Swannanoa, North Carolina as the two Western North Carolina institutions squared off.
Adam Spencer, a senior from Mooresville, North Carolina, scored his second goal in his second game of the year. Spencer's 29th-minute score moved the fifth-year senior into a tie for the NCAA-era career lead for goals scored, as Spencer is now tied with former teammate Matheus Masukawa with 12 career goals as BC Tornados.
The Brevard College men's soccer team (2-1-1) and Sewanee (1-2-1) played to a 0-0 draw on Saturday afternoon at Ives-Lemel Family Field.
Following 90 minutes of scoreless play during regulation, the two teams went to sudden-death overtime. Neither team was able to score in the 20 minutes of overtime play, resulting in the scoreless tied score after a total of 110 minutes.
Mario Pinto has been named Volunteer Assistant Coach for the Brevard College Men’s Soccer program, announced BC Head Men’s Soccer Coach Helio “L” D’Anna. Pinto, who will be involved in all aspects of the program, begins his duties immediately.
Sophomore midfielder Estevan Berto recorded a pair of goals and an assist in a career effort to help the Brevard College men’s soccer team (2-1) cruise past Southern Virginia (0-m), 4-0, on Tuesday evening at Ives-Lemel Family Field.
The Brevard College Men’s Soccer team (1-1) earned its first win of the Fall 2021 season with a 2-1 victory over Methodist University (1-1) in a non-conference affair on Saturday at Ives-Lemel Family Field.